OTHER BEST-SELLING PRODUCTS
All our branded products are made with
100% natural ingredients, with no preservatives, additives or colour.
Check out our:
family recipes for traditional tsikoudia & delicious limoncello
new balsamic vinegar glazes with thyme honey or merlin orange
healthy sugar substitute, Syrup of Carob
pure olive oil soap
“mouratolies”, the queen of eating olives.
tsikoudia
distilled grape spirit
Fruity & fragrant traditional Cretan drink
Our tsikoudia has enthusiastic fans. Made according to an old Vassilakis family recipe, it is entirely natural and takes about six weeks to prepare.
Available in: 200ml, 500ml glass bottles
Description & ingredients
Crystal clear spirit, twice-distilled from three local grape varieties: Mandylari, Rozaki and Soultani.
Strength
40°vol
Producer
Produced & bottled by HPA/1027/12 on behalf of Vassilakis Estate.
Serving suggestion
To be sipped chilled, from shot glasses. Equally good as an aperitif and after-dinner digestif. Accompany with food: savoury mezes or canapés, or fruit and biscuits.
limoncello
lemon liqueur
100% Cretan & delicious, from fresh lemons
Our lemon liqueur is entirely natural, made from fresh local lemons & our own fruity grape spirit, tsikoudia.
Available in: 200ml, 500ml glass bottles
Description & ingredients
Made with fresh local lemons and our tsikoudia distilled grape spirit, which uses three local grape varieties: Mandylari, Rozaki and Soultani.
Strength
25°vol
Producer
Produced & bottled by HPA/1061/13 on behalf of Vassilakis Estate, according to our old family recipe.
Serving suggestion
Serve chilled, straight or with crushed ice.
new!
balsamic vinegar glaze
with thyme honey
100% NATURAL – NO PRESERVATIVES, ADDITIVES OR COLOUR
For exceptional flavour, try our unique balsamic glaze with Cretan thyme honey.Â
Available in 250ml dark glass bottle
Description
Made from four local grape varieties and matured in wooden barrels, its sweetly tart, velvety taste adds a touch of luxury to any dish.
Ingredients
Concentrated grape must (65%), grape vinegar (19%), thyme honey (16%).
Producer
Produced & packaged for Vassilakis Estate in Crete, Greece.
Serving suggestion
Ideal for marinades and dressings. Drizzle over cheese, vegetables & cooked dishes, fruit or ice cream for extra sparkle.
new!
balsamic vinegar glaze
with Merlin orange
100% NATURAL – NO PRESERVATIVES, ADDITIVES OR COLOUR
For exceptional flavour, try our unique balsamic glaze with real juice from Cretan Merlin oranges.Â
Available in 250ml dark glass bottle
Description
Made from four local grape varieties and matured in wooden barrels, its sweetly tart, velvety taste adds a touch of luxury to any dish.
Ingredients
Concentrated grape must (55%), grape vinegar (25%), orange juice (20%).
Producer
Produced & packaged for Vassilakis Estate in Crete, Greece.
Serving suggestion
Ideal for marinades and dressings. Drizzle over cheese, vegetables & cooked dishes, fruit or ice cream for extra sparkle.
new!
syrup of carob
100% NATURAL – NO PRESERVATIVES, ADDITIVES OR COLOUR
Our amazing Syrup of Carob is a nourishing & healthy natural sweetener, used since ancient times.Â
Available in 250ml dark glass bottle
Ingredients
Carob pods (100%)
Producer
Produced & packaged for Vassilakis Estate in Crete, Greece.
Serving suggestion
Use as a sugar substitute in tea and coffee, for pancakes, in baking.
new!
pure & natural olive oil soap
mild, for all skin types
100% OLIVE OIL, ONLY NATURAL INGREDIENTSÂ
100g
Ingredients
Sodium olivate (saponified olive oil), aqua (water), sodium chloride (salt), citric acid.
NO parabens
NO detergents (SLS/SLES)
NO artificial colours or fragrance
NO petrochemicals
NO animal testing
Producer
Produced & packaged for Vassilakis Estate in Greece.
mouratolies
table olives
A rare & delicious local variety marinated according to an old family recipe
Available in 200g glass vase
Description
Our mouratolia olives are hand-picked and marinated according to a five-generations old family recipe.
Olive Variety
Mouratolia
Origin
Local variety, unique to Crete. Cultivated in the region since antiquity.
Harvest period
November-January
Producer
Vassilakis Estate
Ingredients
Mouratolia olives (58%), Vassilakis extra virgin olive oil (33%), red wine vinegar (7%), rosemary and bay laurel.
Organoleptic profile
Small, fleshy olive, satisfyingly crispy. Known locally as “the queen of eating olives”
Preparation method
Hand-picked and sorted, marinated in sea water, local vinegar and herbs.
AWARD-WINNING OLIVE OILS
Each one of our award-winning
extra virgin and organic extra virgin olive oils
is quality-tested for exceptional
aroma and flavour characteristics.
